Tequila ArteNOM Seleccion de 1123

ArteNOM Selección de 1123, Blanco Histórico

Made at Destilería Cascahuín, a traditional distillery in the Tequila Valley. Under Salvador Rosales Torres, Cascahuín is known for its additive-free, terroir-driven style. This Blanco Histórico gains an extra layer from a short rest of 28 days in used mezcal casks, based on early 20th-century production methods. Hence the name Blanco Histórico.

Style: earthy, rich Valle blanco with a soft cask nuance. Flavor: roasted pineapple, warm butter, light smoke, black pepper, cinnamon, sweet potato, and spicy depth. Production: slowly steam-roasted, traditionally crushed, double distilled, and briefly conditioned in mezcal casks. Character: a warm, complex blanco in Cascahuín's classic style: honest, deep, and authentic.

Data Master Distiller: Salvador Rosales Torres NOM: 1123 Altitude: 4,199′ / 1,280 m ABV: 43% Brix: approx. 24°, sourced from Tequilana Weber agave from the municipality of El Arenal (± 1,280 m elevation)

Process

Agave halved and quartered (cogollo removed) and slowly steam-roasted without pressure in brick ovens.

30 hours of roasting: 6 hours of pre-roasting to release bitters + 6 hours of cooling.

Juice extraction via a gear-spindle roller mill, a Cascahuín classic.

Double distilled in pot stills to approximately 56% ABV, then reduced with reverse osmosis-purified water.

Conditioned for 21-28 days in used mezcal casks from Oaxaca.

Bottled at 43% ABV.